1 Thorny Rose

[minesprettier]

[Chloe is Not Amused as he stares at his computer right now. He keeps typing and clicking, but that frown on his face isn't fading. And he has no idea he's being recorded. Poor guy.]

Why won't these ducks go away? If Yuki and Michel thought this was a good trick to play on me, they'll have to work out our holiday budget by hand once they come back with dinner.

[He shifts his chair back and winces briefly. When he leans onto two chair legs, the movement's a bit stiff.]

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[wasabloodknight.livejournal.com]

voice

[wasabloodknight.livejournal.com]

Hate to tell you this, but if you're seeing ducks, that means they like you and you're stuck on here with the rest of us.

voice

[minesprettier]

[As nice as it is to hear Ken's voice for the first time since the wedding, he won't sound relieved just yet.]

And where, exactly, is "here"?

voice

[wasabloodknight.livejournal.com]

It's an sentient online community that likes to make new friends and no, don't even make any smart remarks about how weird that sounds. It is, but it's the truth. Every now and again, it'll pop up and won't let you close it until you've posted or talked to it or something, and if you don't, it'll just turn itself on when you're not paying attention and 'accidentally' post videos and such of you. Every few weeks or so, it also drops off viruses and not the computer kind.

[darklycharming.livejournal.com]

The ducks are persistent.

[minesprettier]

...so I've been told.

[Video]

[darklycharming.livejournal.com]

Good. Explaining things is so very dull.

I am Gellert Grindelwald. And you are?

[Video]

[minesprettier]

Chloe.

[Yes, it's a girl's name. No, he doesn't care.]

[miraclefighter.livejournal.com]

Ducks go quack quack, that is so.

[minesprettier]

I know that. But the ones on my computer don't.

[miraclefighter.livejournal.com]

Ooh really? Though ducks are supposed to quack, mii.

[minesprettier]

If they were real, they would.

[video]

[infinite-arcana.livejournal.com]

They can be a little invasive, can't they?

[video]

[minesprettier]

I suppose it's possible to get used to them, but they're quite overwhelming for a new person.

[video]

[infinite-arcana.livejournal.com]

You get used to it after a while.

A word of warning, though... there's really a duck on the community. He seems nice enough, though.

[video]

[minesprettier]

[He doesn't quite believe that and the look on his face probably shows it. Why would there be a real duck?]

Thank you for the warning, miss.

[stapitsenpai.livejournal.com]

You gotta give these ducks attention bud!

[minesprettier]

Will something happen if I don't?

[stapitsenpai.livejournal.com]

That's the problem! Nothing will happen if you leave it be.... meaning- it won't even go away. It'll just stay there, on your computer, haunting you.

Best if you just humor the community and try talking to new people.

[yagyu-nasuti.livejournal.com]

So wait, are you talking about actual ducks, or some sort of screen-saver...?

[Nasuti thought it was just an update to her usual computer system...apparently not?]

[minesprettier]

The ducks on my monitor.

[yagyu-nasuti.livejournal.com]

Are they real ducks, or cartoon?

[video]

[chaos-godess.livejournal.com]

[Have a blue woman with red and yellow eyes.]

Oh, a new arrival.

[video]

[minesprettier]

[And have a strange look -- he's not seen anyone who looks like this before.]

Obviously not something you're concerned about.

[video]

[chaos-godess.livejournal.com]

[She gets that look a lot.]

Of course not, I love meeting new people.